immortal 2.9

By Pete Vack

Simon Moore has recently completed his third…and perhaps last…volumes on the pre-war Alfa Romeos.
The Magnificent Monopostos, Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars, 1923 to 1951 is now available now from him directly at gpalfabook@gmail.com. ISBN number is 978-0-9820774-2-9 (for two volume set in slip case)

As most everyone knows, his venture into Alfa history began with the incredible book, The Immortal 2.9 which was followed by the The Legendary 2.3. Both were exceptional works, detailing the subject cars and tracing each one, serial number by serial number. Simon’s first book won the coveted Cugnot Award from the Society of Automotive Historians in 1986. The Legendary 2.3 covering the 8C2300 and Monza was awarded the Prix Bellecour in France in 2000. The 2.9 book has since been completely rewritten and a Revised Edition was published in 2008. Both books are still available from Parkside Publications. [Read more…] about Simon Moore and The Magnificent Monopostos

The Greatest Stories Ever Told

By Pete Vack

The Immortal 2.9
Price: $295
Pages: 480, with 500 b&w and color photos
Dimensions: 10.5″ x 10.5″
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A question: Which member of the Romanian royalty purchased a Touring bodied 2.9 in the early years of World War II? Was it Carol, the King himself, brother Nicolas “who drove a Duesenburg at Le Mans,” or the exuberant young son, Michael? For forty years arguments reigned among the historians. In 2007, when the intrepid (never was the adjective so fitting) Simon Moore was finally able to turn his full attention to the matter, he thought “enough of this,” used his many contacts to obtain King Michael of Romania’s email address, and asked the exiled 86 year-old King himself. The resulting story of the Alfa Romeo 2.9 made for a king, restored by a mechanic and confiscated by the communists just as the evil empire fell is one of Moore’s finest chapters.
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